Machine for printing and scoring box-blanks.



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MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND SCORING BOX BLANKS.

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FRANCIS MEISEL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE KIDDER PRESS COMPANY, OF DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A CORPORATION OF VEST VIRGINIA.

MACHINE FOR PRINTING A ND SCORING BOX-BLANKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,493, dated June 3, 1902.

Application filed April 16, 1900.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS MEISEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Ma chine forPrinting and Scoring Box-Blanks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine which has been especially designed to comprise a IO printing-press for printing on cardboard or similar material and a scoring-press for partially cutting up or scoring the cardboard to form blanks for paper boxes. The printingpress is preferably adapted to print one or two colors, as desired. The material to be operated upon is preferably drawn from a web-roll or similar source of supply, and a single feeding mechanism is employed for drawing the material both through the printing-press and the scoring-press.

The driving connections for operating the parts of the machine constructed according to this invention are preferably so arranged that, if desired, the printing-press may be e 5 thrown entirely out of operation and the machine used for scoring or cutting up unprinted cardboard into box-blanks, if desired, the throwing out of the printing-press not intera fering with the proper handling of the matego rial being acted upon.

In the accompanying three sheets of drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine for printing and scoring box-blanks according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic view illustrating the connections for inking the forms of the printing-press to print one or two colors, as desired.

As illustrated herein, the framework of the machine is formed by side frames A A. At

opposite ends of the framework of the machine is a printing-press for printing impressions on one side of the cardboard or other material being acted upon and a scoring-press 545 for partially scoring or severing the cardboard into the desired blanks. These presses are preferably substantially duplicates of each other, except that in connection with the bed (No model.)

of inking mechanism. The movable bed of 5c the printing-press has secured thereon the printing-forms, while carried by the movable bed of the scoring-press are the straight-edges or scoring-rules or cutting-knives for scoring or partially cutting up the cardboard into the desired blanks. The description of one of these presses and of the connections for operating the same will suffice for an understanding of both of these constructions.

Referring to the drawings, the side frames A are connected by cross-pieces 10, which carry the stationary platens 11 of the presses. The movable beds 12 of the presses are each supported by two sets of toggle-levers 13, connected together by a link 14. One of the sets of toggle-levers 13 is connected to a link 15, operated by cams 16 on the cam-shaft of each press, so that the movable beds of the presses will be raised and operated one to imprint an impression on the under side of the web and the other to score the Web or cut the same up into the desired box-blanks. As herein illustrated, the cardboard or other material '20 may be drawn from a web-roll IV. From thence it' passes over the guide-roll 17, between the guide-rolls 17 and 18, thence under the stationary platen 11 of the printingpress, around a guide-roll19, over an adjustable register-roll 20, thence under a guideroll 21 and between intermittently-actuated rolls 22 and 23, which form the main feeding mechanism of the machine, thence under the stationary platen of the scoring-press, overa guide-roll 24, between intermittently-actuated rolls 25 and 26, which form the feedingout or supplemental feeding mechanism, over a slitting-roll, and between shears which are intermittently operated, if desired, to cut the web into lengths. The gearing for driving the machine as thus arranged maybe of the construction illustrated in Fig. 1. As shown in this figure, a driving-shaft 30 is provided with tight and loose pulleys 31 and 32, which may be driven by belt from any suitable source of power. At one end the driving- 5 shaft 30 is provided with a bevel-gear 34, which meshes with and drives a bevel-gear of the printing-press I provide a special form ,33 on a shaft 35.

The shaft 35 is provided with a pinion 36, meshing with and driving a gear 86 on the cam-shaft of the printing press. At its opposite end the driving-shaft is provided with a bevel-gear 37, meshing with and driving a bevel-gear 38 on a shaft 39, which shaft 39 has a pinion 40, meshing with and driving a gear 41 on the cam-shaft of the scoring-press. The cam-shaft of the scoring-press, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, ex-' anism of the press it is to be noted that this main feeding mechanism is located in advance of the scoring-pressthat is to say, the intermittently-operated rolls 22 and 23 act upon the material before the same is slit or scored, and the greater part of the resistance opposed to the feed of the web through the machine is taken upon the rolls 22 and 23 rather than relying upon a feeding mechanism at the extreme outgoing end of the machine, as I have found in practice that if a single feeding mechanism at the extreme outgoing end of the machine is relied upon or even is used as a primary feeding mechanism the scored or partially severed material will not in all cases have the strength requisite for pulling or advancing said material through the entire machine. 1

To drive the slitting-rolls 27 and 28 and auxiliary feeding-rolls 25 and 26 at the extreme outgoing end of the machine, the shaft of the roll 22 may be provided with a bevelgear 45, meshing with a bevel-gear 46 on a longitudinal shaft 47, having a bevel-gear 48 meshing with a bevel-gear 49 on the slittingroll. The rolls for forming the auxiliary feed are geared to turn with the slitting roll through an intermediate gear, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The shears employed for cutting the stock into lengths may be actuated from a cam on a longitudinal shaft 52, which is geared to the main driving-shaft 30 by a pinion 50, meshing with a gear 51.

One especial advantage in employing the form of driving-gear herein illustrated arises from the fact that the printing-press may be thrown entirely out of operation when desired without interfering with thescoring and cutting off of unprinted blanks. To accomplish this object, it is simply necessary to throw the bevel-gear 34 out of gear with the bevel-gear 33, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and when this is done the scoring and web-feeding connections may be operated to draw the material through the press while the printing-press is thrown out of operation.

The arrangement of inking mechanism which I preferably employ for enabling me to print in one or two colors, as desired, is illustrated diagrammatically in Fig.3. As shown in this figure, the movable bed 12 of the printing-press is usually provided with two forms, as F and F. For inking the forms F and F, I preferably employ ink-fountains B and R. When it is desired to employ one colored ink for inking one form and a difierent-colored ink for inking the second form, black ink, for example, may be placed in the ink-fountain B and red ink may be placed in the ink-fountain R. Cooperating with the fountain-roller of the fountain B is a ductor for carrying ink to a distributing-roller 61, which supplies ink to a drum 63 through a composition-roller 62. By means of this arrangementblack'ink will normally be carried to the distributing-drum 63. Mounted at the side of the distributing-drum 63 is a second distributing-drum 66, which is normally disconnected with and is not supplied with ink from the ink-fountain B. Cooperating with the drums 63 and 66 are form-rollers 64 and 65. The form-rollers 64 and 65 are dropped down into engagement with the distributingdrums 63 and 66 and are carried back and forth over the forms by any of the ordinary operating con nections. For example, in practice I have used the operating mechanism shown in United States Patent No. 514,563, granted to myself and Herbert L. Ohapin February 13, 1894, for operating the formrollers 64 and 65, one set of form-rollers, as

64, being arranged to come in contact with one of the forms, as F, and the other set of form-rollers 65 being arranged to come in contact with the other form, as F. In a similar manner ink from the fountain Rwill be taken by a ductor-roll 70 to a distributer-roller 71,-

which conveys ink to a drum 73 through a composition-roller 7 2. A second distributing-drum 76 is arranged at the side of the distributing-drum 73 to cooperate with the form-rollers 64. By means of this construction it will be seen that red ink will be supplied to the form-rollers 65, while black ink may be supplied to form-rollers 64, the drums 66 and 76 simply serving to store a supply of ink and spread the same upon their respective form-rollers at opposite sides of the press. WVhen it is desired, however, to use ink of one color for both forms both of the distributing-drums at each side of the press may be supplied with ink from the fountain adjacent thereto. For example, by inserting a composition-roller 660 in position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 the fountain B will supply ink to both distributing-drums 63 and 66, and in a similar manner by inserting a composition-roller 760 the ink-fountain B may be employed for supplying ink both to the drum 73 and drum 76. In this applicapatent filed by me August 28, 1900, Serial No.

I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed to combine a number of distinct printing-machines each of which is arranged to act upon a separate web and deliver a separate product from the other presses, with a common driving mechanism arranged so that one or more of said presses may be thrown out of operation when desired. My machine for printing and scoring box-blanks differs from multiple presses of this class, however, as a single web is employed in the machine,

the printing apparatus and scoring apparatus acting successively upon the same web of material. In the multiple form of press before referred to the cutting out of one or more presses does not change the character of the products produced bythe remaining presses, while in my construction I have provided a machine which is adapted to produce two different kinds of products-that is to say, when both presses are in operation in a machine constructed according to myinvention printed and scored box-blanks are produced, while by stopping the operation of the printing-press a different product is produced to wit, a plain or unprinted scored boxblank. I do not desire, therefore, to be limited to the form herein shown and described; but

\Vhat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States, is-

1. In a combined machine for printingand scoring box-blanks, the combination of a printing-press, a scoring-press, feeding connections for feeding a single Web of material through both of said presses, and driving connections for operating said parts, said driving connections being arranged so that the printing-press may be thrown out of operation Without interfering with the feed of the web or the action of the scoring-press, substantially as described.

2. In a combined machine forproducing printed orunprintedboX-blanksasdesired,the combination of a printing-press, a scoringpress, a web-feeding apparatus for feeding a single web of material through said presses,

and driving connections connected to operate both of said presses, and the web-feeding mechanism, to produce printed box-blanks, and to operate the web-feeding mechanism and scoring-press alone when it is desired to produce unprinted box-blanks.

In a machine for producing printed or unprinted box-blanks as desired, the combination of a mainframe, a'platen printingpress arranged at one end of the frame, a platen scoring-press at the opposite end of the frame, Web-guide rolls for directing a single Web of material through both of said presses, a web-feeding mechanism comprising a pair of intermittently-turning feedrolls, arranged to act on a web after the same has passed the printing-press and before it reaches the scoring-press, and an auxiliary feeding-out mechanism at the outgoing end of the machine, consisting of a pair of feedrolls geared to and actuated from the main feeding mechanism, and a driving-shaft having geared connections for operating the printing and scoring presses and the web-feedin g devices when it is desired to produce printed box-blanks, and for operating the scoringpress and feeding mechanism without operating the printing-press when it is desired to produce unprinted box-blanks.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANCIS MEISEL.

\Vitnesses:

ELMER G. WHITNEY, ANNA E. MEISEL. 

